Bottle case



rJune 30, 1925. 1,543,887

A. L. WAGSTAFF BOTTLE CASE Filed April l1. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l f 'V/22 I /7 /3 f /N VENTO/f By /7' dra/ff W5/d .-srif y June 30, 1925. 1,543,887

A. L. WAGSTAFF BOTTLE CASE Filed April ll. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [NI/ENTOR a ATTORNEY cost of renewals will be reduced to a mini-V `Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED 'STATES PATENT "OFFICE,

ANDREW L. WAGSTAFF, OE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASYSIGNOR TO WAGSTAFF BOX MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

v BOTTLE CASE.

Application led April 11, 1924. Serial No. 705,824. y

gures of reference marked thereon, whichk form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to bottle cases and the primary object thereofis to provide -a bottle case having a removable bottle lreceiving frame so that in the event that the case becomes broken or otherwise deteriorated,

the Vframe can be reclaimed to serve as part of the structure of a new case so that the ymum.

,The invention is especiallyj designed,

though not necessarily connedto milk bot? tle cases. Such cases are usually constructed `of wood and not infrequently they utilize metal compartmental .frames to receive the bottles. Ordinarily the frames are so associated with the cases that when the wooden portion ofthe casebecomes broken the enstructible portion of the case, I will term the tire case is thrown away.

My invention is so constructed that the bottle carrying frame of the case is removably fastened to the case, the bottle carrying frame being a unitary structure which can be `bodily removed from the -wooden portion of the case which has become worn `or broken, and associated with a new wooden structure to make a substantially new case,'the' frame being rugged enough to last indenitely. In order to clearly distinguish between the destructible portion of the case and the indewooden portion the outer frame and the compartmental frame the inner frame, the

details of the various parts being specifically referred t'o by numerals pf reference in the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which'.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a complete bottle carrying case .constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through part of one of the end walls showing the means of securing the bottom rods.

Fig. 3v is a sectional View through one of the walls of the case showing the manner of securing the top member of the inner frame to the outer frame.

Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective view vof the inner frame, and

Fig. 5 is an inverted perspective view of the outer frame. n

The outer frame is shown as rectangular,

being provided with side walls 1 and 2 and end walls 3 and f4, ner braces 5 o appropriate construction. The Walls 1, 2, 3 and 4 will preferably be constructed of wood to receive the'inner fastened together by corframe `illustrated in Fig. 4. The inner frame consists of an upper deck 6 and a '10W- er deck 7. The upper deck has longitudinal flat bars 8 and transverse flat bars 9 intersecting one another, the ends of the 'bar'sbeingprovided with perforateright angular r portions 10 and 11 for the bars 8 and 9 so that the ends of the bars 8 and 9 may be fastened to the walls of the outer case by screws 12 passing through the perorations in the extensions 8 and 9 and through the] internally threadedsleeve nuts 13 (see Fig. 3). The bars 8 and .9 are connected at their points of intersection by substantiall rectangular angle plates 14 having edge anges which are drawn down in the form of ears 15 to receive the upper edges of the bars 8 and 9 and which are secured thereto by rivets or 'spot welding` so that the angle plates 14 i rigidly brace and tie together the bars 8 and 9 at `their points of intersection. yThe edges 16 of the tie plates are curved'on arcs toconform to the peripheries of the bottles which they are to receive.

The bottom of the inner transverse bars 17 having right angularly frame consists of bent ends 18 conforming to the ends 10 and 11 of the bars 8 and 9, the ends 18 being secured to the walls ,of the outer frame in substantially the same manner as the bars 8 and 9, that is preferably by fastening means shown Vin detail in-Fig. 3.

cesses 24 having through openings 25 therein to receive the ends -20 or -21 as the case may be, the `cut-in recesses 24 being provided for the purposes of fastening the rods 19 to the outer frame of the case above thek bottom thereof. The end walls may consist of two members for example 26 and 27, the member 27 in the form of a bar spaced from the member 26 so that access to the nuts 23 may be had throughl the spaces 28.

The bottom member or deck of the inner frameis connected to the top deck of the inner frame by vertical bars 29 so that the upper deck is spaced from the` lower deck or bottom of the case. In constructing the case, the outer frame is made in accordance' with the illustrated embodiment shown .in Fig. 5 and the inner frame is fabricated 1n accordance with the construction shown in Fig. 4, the outer frame being inverted andthe inner frame inverted. The inner frame is slipped into the outer frame so that the ends 20 and 21 of the rods 19 are received in the recesses 24 with the ends 20 and 21 projecting through the through openings so that nuts 23 can .be screwed on the ordinary usage.`

, LettersPatent is:

tight 'against the ends of the recesses 24.

The ends. of the bars 8, 9 and 17 are then4 secured to the walls of the outer frame in a manner substantially like that illustrated in Fig. 3 so that the inner frame is rigidly fastened to the outer frame, the inner frame bracing the outer frame and the outer frame serving as a co-operating protect-ing means for the inner frame so that the case will be rigid and practicallyL indestructible from It sometimes happens that the wooddelterlorates 'or from abuse or excessive use becomes broken. 'In thatl event, it will be only necessary to take od the nuts 23, remove the screws 12, take-out the thimbles or slip nuts V13 and reassociate the inner frame with the new outer frame whereupon a new complete case will be provided..

Inasmuch as the main cost of production is in the inner frame, it will be apparent that a new case canbe constructed from a new outer frame and an old used inner frame ata relatively small cost. f

Whatl I claim and desire to secured-*by 1. A bottle case comprising an outer frame and an inner frame, the outerframe having end walls and side walls, the inner frame comprising an upper deck and a lower deck connected together in spaced relation, the upper deck having longitudinal bars and transverse bars andsubstantially rectangular tie-plates provided with grooves to receive the longitudinal bars and transverse bars, means for rigidly fastening the grooved portions of the tie plates to the respective bars and means for removably securing the inner frame to the ou'ter frame.

2. A rremovable inner Yframe for bottle cases consisting of an upper deck having longitudinal bars and transverse bars, tie plates connecting the longitudinal bars and transverse bars at their points of intersection, the tie plates being curved to conform to the contour of the bottles to be received between the longitudinal bars and transverse bars, the lower deck having flat bars connected to the upper deck in spaced relation and rods extending through the bars of the lower deck and provided with means for removably securing the rods to the complementary member of the bottle case.

3. A removable metallic inner frame for bottle cases comprising an up 'r deck consisting of intersecting longitu inal bars and transverse bars, substantially rectangular, tie plates at the points of intersection of the transverse bars and the longitudinal bars, the tie plates having depending flanges embracing the upper edges of the longitudinal bars and the transverse bars, means for rigidly fastening the flanges to therespec.- tive bars, a lower deck for supporting the bottom of the bottles and means for fastening the lower deck to the upper deck in spaced relation.

4. A removable bottle receiving frame for bottle cases comprising an upper deck and a lower deck, spacing bars connecting the upper deck to the lower deck, the upper deck consisting of longitudinal bars and transverse bars, tie plates fastening the longltudinal bars to-the transverse bars, said tie plates having flanged edges embracing the` upper edges of the longitudinal bars and transverse bars and rigidly connected thereto, the lower deck comprising perforate bars and rods extending throughy them, the rods having threaded ends to receive removable fastening devices to secure them to the walls of the bottle case, the rods being arranged in parallel beneath the openings formed by s transverse bars, the respective b's having.

their ends bent at right angles, means for removably fastening the ends to the walls of the outer frame, tie plates having flanged corners embracing the longitudinal bars and endbars rigidly secured thereto, the lower deck of the inner frame having perforate bars, with rods extending through the bars and provided with threaded ends to receive fastening devices for removably securing the threaded ends to the outer frame and l0 spacing bars connecting the lower deck to the upper deck.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. ANDREW L. WAGSTAFF. 

